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Around the House and In the Garden by Dominique Browning

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Around the House and In the Garden by Dominique Browning This book came out in 2002, and the subtitle is A Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing, and…

Sowing Seeds of Solace: Monty Don’s Gardening Philosophy

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 8, 1955 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a true horticultural luminary – the incomparable Monty Don. Born in the green and pleasant land of England, Monty…

Freud’s Floral Fixation: The Father of Psychoanalysis in the Garden

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 6, 1856 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of Sigmund Freud (books about this person), that most intriguing Austrian neurologist and the father of psychoanalysis. While one might not…

Clare Leighton’s Four Hedges: Wood Engravings and Garden Wisdom

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 12, 1898 Dearest garden reader, On this day, the world welcomed Clare Ellaine Hope Leighton, an English American artist and writer whose legacy blooms between the pages and woodblocks of rural life…

Prince Charles: From Palace Plot to Highgrove’s Organic Gardens

Growing Up Gardening Today is the birthday of Prince Charles, who was born on this day in 1948. Recently, Prince Charles was asked how he came to love gardening. It turns out, as a little boy, he was given a small hidden plot at Buckingham Palace where he could grow vegetables. Prince Charles and his…

Veggie on the ISS: Growing Fresh Food Among the Stars

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 8, 2014 Dearest reader, On this day, a most delightful and ambitious gardening experiment took root — not in soil, nor even upon this green Earth, but in the shimmering orbit of…